On the eve of the joyous occasion, celebratory fireworks lit the skies of the holy city of Mashhad in northwestern Iranian province of Khorassan Razavi. The Holy Shrine of Imam Reza, the eight Shia Imam, is located in the city.
Other ceremonies were also held to mark the auspicious occasion.
In his messages, Ebrahim Raeisi expressed hope the joyous occasion will provide an opportunity for Muslim nations to band together.
“I hope we (Muslim nations), on this auspicious occasion, will look up to the Prophet Mohammad’s proper demeanour as an example and rely on our Islamic commonalities and draw on our willpower to take more serious steps in order to establish stronger and more stable relations to further promote Islam and the Prophet’s demeanour,” read the messages.
In the meeting, Aminian described economic problems as the common enemy of Iran and Afghanistan. He said Tehran is ready to invest in the energy, transportation, mining, trade and health sectors of Afghanistan.
Mottaqi also said the Taliban are prepared to cooperate with Iran in different fields.
He called for efforts to resolve the problems of Afghan refugees in Iran.
Meanwhile, the Iranian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan Hossein Kazemi Qomi has told Russia’s Sputnik news agency that the stability and security of the region and Afghanistan’s neighbors is tied to the country’s situation.
Kazemi Qomi was speaking after attending a meeting in Russia on Afghanistan. He said a stable Afghanistan will be conducive to stability in its neighbors and any instability in the country spills over into regional countries.
The Iranian envoy also said all countries should help Afghanistan get out of the current situation.
According to Kazemi Qomi, only the Afghan people can choose their government. He expressed hope that the will of the Afghan people will prevail in determining the country’s government.
The request was made by Iran’s Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei. The pardon or commutation will apply to sentences of as many as 3,458 inmates.
Ayatollah Khamenei agreed to the pardon and commutation on the occasion of the birthday anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Imam Ja’afar Sadiq (AS), the 6th Shia Imam.
The official amnesty request was approved in line with enforcing the 11th paragraph of the Constitution’s Article 110. Ayatollah Khamenei pardons convicts several times on the occasion of religious festivities each year.
Hossein Amir Abdollahian described the recent release of the two Iranian truck drivers as a positive step by the Republiuc of Azerbaijan.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov also discussed bilateral relations between Tehran and Baku in the telephone conversation.
In this conversation, Amir Abdollahian referred to the recent constructive contacts between the two ministers, praising the Republic of Azerbaijan for the release of two Iranian drivers detained in the country.
The Iranian foreign minister described the move as a constructive step that can provide the necessary room to resolve misunderstandings.
He also called for more positive steps and urged Baku to facilitate the movement of Iranian trucks in border areas with the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Amir Abdollahian emphasized the need to adopt a positive approach and look to the future by the two countries and said the joint economic commission of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan should be activated as soon as possible.
Iran’s foreign minister noted that Tehran is determined to further expand and deepen bilateral relations with Baku. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov also welcomed the positive steps taken by the two countries to resolve the misunderstandings. He described the release of the two Iranian drivers and Iran’s move to order relevant organizations in the Islamic Republic regarding border traffic laws as a message from both sides to resolve misunderstandings.
The top Azerbaijani diplomat also noted that the definition of joint economic projects between the two countries has positive effects for the activation of their joint economic commission.
At the end of the conversation, the two sides agreed to continue consultations.
“I have ordered our foreign minister to declare these 10 ambassadors as persona non grata as soon as possible,” Erdogan stated, referring to a term used in diplomacy which signifies the first step before expulsion.
Osman Kavala, a Turkish businessperson, has been imprisoned for four years now over his alleged role in the 2013 Gezi Park protests and subsequent riots.
On late Monday, the embassies of the United States, Canada, France, Finland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden called for Kavala’s release in a joint statement.
The Turkey’s Foreign Ministry summoned Tuesday the ambassadors of these countries, accusing the countries of meddling in the Turkish judiciary.
In a statement, the ministry announced that “a group of ambassadors in Ankara, who issued a joint statement last night, contrary to diplomatic practices, regarding an ongoing case in our country, were summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning.”
“It has been conveyed that this limitless statement regarding a legal process carried out by the independent judiciary is unacceptable, this statement that attempts to politicize the legal processes and put pressure on the Turkish judiciary is rejected, and that this statement is also contrary to the rule of law, democracy and independence of the judiciary that the ambassadors claim to defend,” it said.
“As recorded in our constitution, it was emphasized that Turkey is a democratic state of law that respects human rights, and it was reminded that the Turkish judiciary would not be affected by such irresponsible statements,” it added.
Ankara also pointed out that the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) are often ignored and not implemented, saying that focusing only on cases related to Turkey to keep the Kavala case on the agenda at all times is “an insincere and double-standard approach” and that the ambassadors had been warned to “stay within the responsibilities of their duties.”
Tabriz Public Prosecutor Babak Mahbub Alilu has issued an urgent order to investigate the attack against Abedin Khorram.
“The identity of the assailant has been determined and the matter is being investigated,” he noted
Meanwhile, the East Azerbaijan’s Ashura Corps of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has issued a statement calling on responsible bodies to take legal action against the assailant so that such incidents will never happen again.
The statement appreciated the efforts and bravery of Brigadier General Khorram during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980’s and in the fronts of Islamic resistance and the field of public service, as well as his gracious behavior in Saturday’s incident.
Khorram was at the podium just minutes into his speech during his inauguration ceremony when the assailant attacked him. The new governor general tried to calm the man who had heavily slapped him.
The ceremony was interrupted and the attacker, who was later identified as Ayoub Alizadeh, was taken away before the session proceeded.
“I do not know the assailant and… I forgive him and I have no complaints against him,” Khorram said.
It is believed that the assailant is a member of the IRGC in the province but his motive remains unknown.
Khorram previously served as commander of the East Azerbaijan Ashura Corps of the IRGC.
He was sent to Syria during the early stages of the foreign-backed war there as a military advisor to help in the battle against terrorists. He was captured by the Daesh terrorist group, but was saved miraculously.
The former IRGC commander led several major operations against the forces of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the eight-year war.
Behrouz Kamalvandi was speaking during a Saturday visit by foreign guests including Muslim scholars to Shahid Fakhrizadeh Research Reactor in Tehran on the occasion of the Islamic Unity Week.
Kamalvandi noted that Islam’s enemies have made constant efforts to destroy Iran’s nuclear program through various conspiracies such as industrial sabotage, cyber- attacks and bombings but the industry keeps flourishing day by day.
Kamalvandi added, “Here, we have made every effort to reach the frontiers of nuclear science and technology, and in spite of all the hostility in the international arena, we have made great strides in the nuclear industry”.
He referred to the assassination of Iran’s nuclear scientists, saying, “To make these great achievements, we have lost our loved ones for the cause of exalting Islam and the Islamic Ummah”.
Referring to the unilateralism of bullying powers, Kamalvandi said the Muslim world now has precious assets and these assets are the result of efforts by scientists who have made great efforts throughout history. He echoed remarks by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, saying science and technology, in the hands of light thieves and non-believer scientists, has led to the monopoly of technologies by bullying powers and their exploitation and colonization of less privileged nations. Kamalvandi added that the creation of international organizations has facilitated relations and more interaction between the nations of the world in order to solve problems and fill the gap of various shortcomings but the same organizations have fallen into the hands of despotic regimes and have become a tool in the hands of dictators.
Shamkahni said, “Is inflating the empty grandeur of the Zionist regime by a ruler who claims to lead the Islamic world a sign of power or being a Muslim?”
He also said only governments fearing their ethnic groups crack down on them, which is not the case with Iran, a “heaven of different ethnicities”.
According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) the tweet comes after Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke about Iran’s move to beef up its forces near the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan.
He was speaking to reporters on board the presidential plane on his way back to Turkey from a three-leg visit to the African countries of Angola, Togo and Nigeria.
In response to a question about Iran’s military movements near the border and Azerbaijan’s ties with the Zionist regime, Erdogan said the Islamic Republic will avoid a confrontation with Azerbaijan due to Baku’s relations with Israel.
He also said there are many Turks living in Iran and that “Tehran knows this and it is not easy”.
Erdogan added that the new administration in Iran does not want tension.
Iran has repeatedly demanded that the Republic of Azerbaijan avoid allowing the Zionist regime to take a foothold in Azeri soil.
“In Afghanistan and throughout the region, these hidden hands are at work to perpetuate insecurity in the region by launching religious wars. The recent crimes in Afghanistan and the extensive plans of the Americans and the Zionists to create chaos and division in Lebanon and Iraq, and to provoke some heads of state in the region are all in this direction,” the Iranian parliament speaker said in the closing ceremony of the 35th International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran on Saturday.
He said American troops may have apparently withdrawn from the region, but they are still planning to create unrest in this part of the world.
Ghalibaf went on to say that the issue of Palestine has united the Islamic Ummah and formed a united resistance front against the “usurping Zionist regime”.
The Iranian parliament speaker said Israel’s “myth of invincibility” has crumbled because the regime has suffered defeats in several confrontations with popular resistance forces involving Shia and Sunni brothers in Palestine and Lebanon.
The Islamic unity conference, which began on Tuesday, was attended by over 400 Muslim scholars, thinkers and religious leaders from across the world.
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